Belt for catamenial sacks.



G. JOHNSON.

BELT FOR OATAMENIAL SACKS.

APPLICATION FILED 0012.30, 1913.

1,104,674. Patented July 21, 1914 31000014506 at/7E Ji /@160,-

CARRIE JOHNSON, or SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

BELT FOR GATAMENIAL SACKS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 21, 1914.

Application filed. October 30, 1913. Serial No. 798,340.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARRIE JoHNso-N, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Belts for Catamenial Sacks; and I do hereby declare the foll .-wing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willv enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to catamenial sacks, and particularly to supporting means for the same, and an object of the invention is to provide such a support with an adjustable belt made of washable material.

A further object of the invention is to provide such a support with elastic means for supporting the sack so that the latter may be drawn aside when so desired.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a support of this type having the elastic strips which support the sack made of cheap and inexpensive material so that the latter may be removed and renewed when desired.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel constructions, combinations and arrangements of the parts as hereinafter more fully described, and then specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, where similar reference characters designate corresponding parts: Figure 1 shows the invention in use; Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective of the supporting device showing the supporting belt adjusted in a position slightly different from that shown in Fig. 1.

Generally, this invention aims to provide a catamenial sack support formed of a plurality of inelastic strips, the ends of which receive elastics which support the sack.

In order that the invention may be more clearly illustrated, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings which show'one specific embodiment of the invention.

The supporting belt is made of a plurality of inelastic strips 1 of desired width and length, the drawing indicating two of these strips. These strips are made of comparatively strong and washable material so as to admit of frequent use. The ends of each of the strips 1 are bent back to form a narrow hem 2. Just inside of each of these hems 2, is secured in any suitable manner,

an eyelet 3, preferably made of metal though the same may be made of any solid material, or may be in the shape of a buttonhole. For the purpose of supporting the sack there is provided a pair of elastic strips 4, there being as many elastic strips as there are belt portions 1. If desired, these elastics may be made of a single strip of material, but I prefer to show the same as a narrow strip or elastic bent back upon itself to form a complete loop. These elastics are made of cheap material to admit of renewal at no considerable expense. As shown in the drawings, the strip 4 is trained through the adjacent ends of adjacent belt members 1 by passing one end throu h one of the eyelets 3, and allowing su cient material to form a loop, then passing the end through the hem corresponding to the eyelet, passing the end through the hem of the adjacent belt portion, and turning said end throu h the eyelet of the second belt portion, sucient material being left to form loops beyond each end of the belt portion 1. The two ends of each of the elastics 4 may be tied as indicated in the drawing, or secured in any other manner, this tying of the ends making it possible to adjust the dimensions of the elastic strips 4 so that the whole support may be adjusted to any desired size. In order to support the sack from these extending loops of the elastic strip 4, I preferably pass the strip 4 through a pair of rings 5, these rings normally resting at the bottom of the loops and providing means for securing the end of the sack to the strip 4, by any suitable means, an ordinary safety pin being shown in the drawings for this purpose.

By referring to the drawings, it will be seen that the inelastic strips forming the belt portions move with respect to the elastic strips 4, so that the dimensions of the supporting belt may be varied to suit the comfort of the user. All parts of the support are preferably flexible and because of the elastic strips 4, the sack may be drawn aside whenever desired. It will be seen by referring to Fig. 1, that the sack is supported' from four different points, and the distance between the ends of the belt portions being greater than the width of the sack so that the same is held in its full'extended position. It will be seen that by referring to Fig. 2, that before the rings 5 have been secured to the sack, that the belt portions 1 may be extended much. farther apart than is shown by reason of the fact that the loops carrying the rings can be drawn up until the ring is adjacent the ends of the strip, the belt in this position being sufiiciently large to admit of being slipped over the shoulders.

What I claim is:

1. A catamenial sack comprising a plurality of strips, loops formed in both ends of each of the strips, an eye formed in each end of each of the stripss'paced from the loops, elastics passing through the loops on the adjacent strip, forming a loop and extending through the loop in the strip adj acent the last named eye, extending to the loop in the end of the strip provided with the first mentioned eye, forming a loop and returning to the first mentioned eye, said loops in the elastic adapted to receive a sack, 1

3. A catamenial sack comprising a plurality of strips,- loops formed in adjacent ends of adjacent strips, eyes in'the strips spaced from the loops, and an elastic threaded through the eyes and loops in the strips and having loops formed therein, each loop in the elastic depending from an eye and the adjacent loop in the strip, the loops adapted to support a sack.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CARRIE JOHNSON. Witnesses G. WARD KEMP, C. O. Pmnmrs. 

